Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 16 September 2021

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 16 September 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C
England > South West
6 months to
16 Sep 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 67 42 25
Rank change year-on-year -25 -17 +2
Permanent jobs citing C 348 217 954
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 4.53% 6.34% 9.54%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.40% 10.97% 16.60%
Number of salaries quoted 155 203 758
10th Percentile £28,700 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,402 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.80% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £63,125 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £76,760 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% +12.00% -

C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for coding skills.

All Programming Languages
South West
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,144 1,979 5,747
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West 53.94% 57.78% 57.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2,749 1,654 4,668
10th Percentile £31,761 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £46,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.26% +2.22% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,612 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.98% +7.83% +5.00%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for C in the South West

C
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in the South West.

Salary trend for C in the South West

C
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the South West over the 6 months to 16 September 2021.

Salary histogram for C in the South West

C
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 September 2021. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Job
Vacancies
Bristol -39 162 £52,500 +7.14% 44
Gloucestershire -28 82 £55,000 - 19
Wiltshire +37 55 £54,500 +3.81% 12
Dorset -24 15 £47,500 -5.00% 7
Somerset -25 11 £27,693 -34.84% 7
Devon -17 9 £48,750 +25.00% 9
Cornwall - 7 £30,250 - 3
C
England

For the 6 months to 16 September 2021, IT jobs citing C also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region with a requirement for C.

1 152 (43.68%) Software Engineering
2 131 (37.64%) C++
3 113 (32.47%) Degree
3 113 (32.47%) Social Skills
4 107 (30.75%) Python
5 101 (29.02%) Security Cleared
6 97 (27.87%) Linux
7 90 (25.86%) Agile Software Development
8 84 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
9 77 (22.13%) Mentoring
10 75 (21.55%) Computer Science
11 63 (18.10%) Scrum
12 56 (16.09%) Validation
12 56 (16.09%) SC Cleared
13 55 (15.80%) UML
13 55 (15.80%) Analytical Skills
14 50 (14.37%) Embedded Software Development
15 48 (13.79%) Analytics
15 48 (13.79%) Java
16 46 (13.22%) JIRA
17 45 (12.93%) MISRA
18 44 (12.64%) DevOps
18 44 (12.64%) OO
19 42 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
20 41 (11.78%) MISRA C
21 40 (11.49%) Coaching
22 39 (11.21%) GitLab
22 39 (11.21%) Requirements Management
22 39 (11.21%) Unit Testing
22 39 (11.21%) System Testing

C
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 33 (9.48%) Confluence
2 8 (2.30%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.86%) Apache
3 3 (0.86%) CMS
4 2 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.57%) IIS
4 2 (0.57%) MS Exchange
4 2 (0.57%) SAS
5 1 (0.29%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.29%) CICS
5 1 (0.29%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.29%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 26 (7.47%) Simulink
2 12 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.15%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.29%) Figma
5 1 (0.29%) GIMP
5 1 (0.29%) Inkscape
5 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (0.86%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 29 (8.33%) AWS
2 23 (6.61%) Azure
3 16 (4.60%) SaaS
4 7 (2.01%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (1.72%) PaaS
6 3 (0.86%) GCP
6 3 (0.86%) GitHub
6 3 (0.86%) Trello
7 2 (0.57%) Amazon ECS
7 2 (0.57%) AWS Fargate
7 2 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.57%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.57%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.29%) Amazon Cognito
8 1 (0.29%) Amazon SQS
8 1 (0.29%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.29%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.29%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.29%) NuGet
8 1 (0.29%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.17%) Internet
2 10 (2.87%) Ethernet
3 9 (2.59%) Wireshark
4 8 (2.30%) Firewall
5 7 (2.01%) RS-232
6 6 (1.72%) Network Security
6 6 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.44%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.86%) Intranet
8 3 (0.86%) VoIP
8 3 (0.86%) VPN
9 2 (0.57%) BGP
9 2 (0.57%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.57%) OSPF
9 2 (0.57%) RTP
9 2 (0.57%) SAN
9 2 (0.57%) VLAN
9 2 (0.57%) VSAN
9 2 (0.57%) VXLAN
9 2 (0.57%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.32%) Big Data
2 11 (3.16%) NoSQL
2 11 (3.16%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.30%) MySQL
4 6 (1.72%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.15%) MariaDB
6 4 (1.15%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.86%) GIS
8 2 (0.57%) MS Access
8 2 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.57%) Power BI
8 2 (0.57%) SAS Data Integration Studio
8 2 (0.57%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 2 (0.57%) SQL Server 2012
9 1 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.29%) Flink
9 1 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.29%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 46 (13.22%) JIRA
2 39 (11.21%) GitLab
3 38 (10.92%) Rational DOORS
4 37 (10.63%) Eclipse
4 37 (10.63%) GCC
5 36 (10.34%) Jenkins
6 13 (3.74%) Git (software)
7 10 (2.87%) Rational Team Concert
8 6 (1.72%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 6 (1.72%) IDA Disassembler
9 3 (0.86%) LabVIEW
9 3 (0.86%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.57%) AutoIt
10 2 (0.57%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.57%) Gerrit
10 2 (0.57%) Rational Functional Tester
10 2 (0.57%) Robot Framework
10 2 (0.57%) Selenium
10 2 (0.57%) Sikuli
10 2 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 113 (32.47%) Social Skills
2 55 (15.80%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (10.92%) Retail
4 28 (8.05%) Electronics
5 26 (7.47%) Finance
6 23 (6.61%) Legal
7 17 (4.89%) Aerospace
8 14 (4.02%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.87%) Banking
10 9 (2.59%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.01%) Automotive
12 7 (2.01%) Military
13 6 (1.72%) Law
14 5 (1.44%) Local Government
15 4 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.15%) Marketing
15 4 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 104 (29.89%) Software Engineer
2 47 (13.51%) Embedded Engineer
3 46 (13.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 44 (12.64%) Developer
5 25 (7.18%) Senior Software Engineer
6 24 (6.90%) Software Developer
7 23 (6.61%) Junior
8 19 (5.46%) Electrical Supervisor
9 18 (5.17%) Architect
9 18 (5.17%) Embedded Developer
9 18 (5.17%) Embedded Software Developer
9 18 (5.17%) Junior Developer
9 18 (5.17%) Junior Software Developer
10 17 (4.89%) Analyst
11 12 (3.45%) Consultant
12 10 (2.87%) Computer Engineer
12 10 (2.87%) Computer Vision Engineer
12 10 (2.87%) FPGA Engineer
13 9 (2.59%) Project Leader
13 9 (2.59%) Software Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.61%) Kafka
2 21 (6.03%) Apache NiFi
3 20 (5.75%) Elastic Stack
4 17 (4.89%) .NET
5 13 (3.74%) HTML
6 12 (3.45%) React
7 11 (3.16%) TensorFlow
8 10 (2.87%) Keras
8 10 (2.87%) OpenCV
8 10 (2.87%) Pandas
8 10 (2.87%) PyTorch
8 10 (2.87%) scikit-learn
8 10 (2.87%) SciPy
9 8 (2.30%) XML
10 7 (2.01%) CSS
11 6 (1.72%) AngularJS
12 5 (1.44%) .NET Core
12 5 (1.44%) HTML5
12 5 (1.44%) JSON
13 4 (1.15%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 35 (10.06%) Algorithms
2 29 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (6.03%) Cyberattack
3 21 (6.03%) Embedded Systems
4 18 (5.17%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 17 (4.89%) VHDL
6 10 (2.87%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.30%) Data Centre
8 7 (2.01%) CAN bus
8 7 (2.01%) User Experience
9 6 (1.72%) Wiki
10 5 (1.44%) ASIC
10 5 (1.44%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (1.44%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.44%) Verilog
11 4 (1.15%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.15%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.15%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 97 (27.87%) Linux
2 29 (8.33%) Windows
3 25 (7.18%) CentOS
4 21 (6.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (3.74%) Android
6 11 (3.16%) Apple iOS
7 8 (2.30%) Unix
8 4 (1.15%) Debian
8 4 (1.15%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.86%) FreeRTOS
9 3 (0.86%) SafeRTOS
9 3 (0.86%) Windows Server
9 3 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.57%) AIX
10 2 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (0.57%) HPUX
10 2 (0.57%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (43.68%) Software Engineering
2 90 (25.86%) Agile Software Development
3 84 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (22.13%) Mentoring
5 75 (21.55%) Computer Science
6 63 (18.10%) Scrum
7 56 (16.09%) Validation
8 55 (15.80%) UML
9 50 (14.37%) Embedded Software Development
10 48 (13.79%) Analytics
11 44 (12.64%) DevOps
11 44 (12.64%) OO
12 42 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
13 40 (11.49%) Coaching
14 39 (11.21%) Requirements Management
14 39 (11.21%) System Testing
14 39 (11.21%) Unit Testing
15 38 (10.92%) Integration Testing
15 38 (10.92%) Mathematics
16 37 (10.63%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 131 (37.64%) C++
2 107 (30.75%) Python
3 48 (13.79%) Java
4 37 (10.63%) MATLAB
5 33 (9.48%) JavaScript
6 29 (8.33%) C#
7 19 (5.46%) SQL
8 16 (4.60%) Embedded C
9 15 (4.31%) PHP
10 14 (4.02%) Ada
11 10 (2.87%) Assembly Language
11 10 (2.87%) Fortran
11 10 (2.87%) Tcl
12 9 (2.59%) Embedded C++
13 8 (2.30%) Perl
14 7 (2.01%) R
14 7 (2.01%) VBA
15 6 (1.72%) Bash Shell
16 5 (1.44%) T-SQL
17 3 (0.86%) Java 11
Qualifications
1 113 (32.47%) Degree
2 101 (29.02%) Security Cleared
3 56 (16.09%) SC Cleared
4 31 (8.91%) DV Cleared
5 19 (5.46%) HNC
6 11 (3.16%) PhD
7 7 (2.01%) CEH
8 6 (1.72%) Chartered Engineer
8 6 (1.72%) CISSP
8 6 (1.72%) CREST Certified
8 6 (1.72%) SANS
9 4 (1.15%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (1.15%) CISM
9 4 (1.15%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (0.86%) CISA
10 3 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.86%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (0.57%) BC Cleared
11 2 (0.57%) CCNP
11 2 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (12.93%) MISRA
2 41 (11.78%) MISRA C
3 37 (10.63%) ECSS
4 14 (4.02%) QA
5 8 (2.30%) DO-178B
6 6 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.44%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.15%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.57%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.57%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.57%) PMO
9 2 (0.57%) SLA
10 1 (0.29%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.29%) DO-254
10 1 (0.29%) GRC
10 1 (0.29%) NIST
10 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 29 (8.33%) Docker
2 10 (2.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.59%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.72%) VirtualBox
5 5 (1.44%) Firmware
6 4 (1.15%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.57%) NFS
7 2 (0.57%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.29%) Apache ZooKeeper
Systems Management
1 24 (6.90%) Ansible
2 5 (1.44%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.86%) Kibana
3 3 (0.86%) WSUS
4 2 (0.57%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.57%) SCCM
4 2 (0.57%) SCOM
5 1 (0.29%) Puppet
5 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 32 (9.20%) Instagram
2 21 (6.03%) Red Hat
3 20 (5.75%) Microsoft
4 15 (4.31%) VMware
5 10 (2.87%) Mentor Graphics
5 10 (2.87%) Xilinx
6 7 (2.01%) IBM
7 6 (1.72%) Atlassian
8 5 (1.44%) Oracle
9 3 (0.86%) F5
9 3 (0.86%) HP
9 3 (0.86%) NetApp
9 3 (0.86%) Progress
9 3 (0.86%) Spotify
10 2 (0.57%) Brocade
10 2 (0.57%) CheckPoint
10 2 (0.57%) Google
10 2 (0.57%) LogRhythm
10 2 (0.57%) Rockwell
10 2 (0.57%) Splunk